Nayakan

Nayakan (1987)

21/10/1987
Drama, Crime
2h 36m

Are you a good man or a bad man?

Overview

Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.

  • Mani RatnamDirector, Screenplay
  • Original Title

    நாயகன்

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Tamil

Keywords

  • gangster
  • gang war
  • symbolism
  • revenge
  • religion
  • india
  • family tragedy
  • rise to power
  • corrupt system
  • life in the slums

Top Billed Cast

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker

Saranya Ponvannan

Saranya Ponvannan

Neela

Karthika

Karthika

Charumati

Janagaraj

Janagaraj

Selvam

Vijayan

Vijayan

Durai

M. V. Vasudeva Rao

Hussain Bhai

Delhi Ganesh

Delhi Ganesh

Iyer

Nizhalgal Ravi

Nizhalgal Ravi

Surya

Nassar

Nassar

Assistant Commissioner Patil

Tara

Tara

Shakila

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